Good to be alive today! Breathtaking early morning light out our window today. The fall leaves glisten, the water sparkles, the city glows with gold, and “our” copper beech tree is luminous. Yes, how good it is to be alive! ...

It’s May 1… In the Celtic calendar the day is called Beltaine, and is one of the Cross Quarter Days, halfway between Spring Equinox, and Summer Solstice, the height of Spring. Time to celebrate! Enjoy! Right? Easier said than done, sometimes. What’s been coming up for me is the challenge of “holding it all”: the glory...

We’re a week into 2014. I like the sound of it: Twenty Fourteen. Kind of even, balanced. Still young, promising, but no longer a baby millennium, as in 2003, or so. We’re into it now! The words Happy New Year still roll off my tongue in greeting. I’ve completed my year-end practice of composing a...

…a piece about balance, the lack thereof, and some things we can do about it. I could wax eloquent about Fall, and Equinox — that delicious time of year when the light equals the dark. This year the moon is rising splendidly opposite the setting sun. How glorious our world is at this time, and...

Have you even seen the incredible rock balancing that some artists do? I love them and recently reflected on how they are a rich metaphor for balance in our lives, offering lessons and insights, and questions to ponder. Before I explore the metaphor, have a look at this fascinating time lapse video. The whole site,...